Rainbow-bearded Thornbill vs Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Chalcostigma herrani comparado com Nesophlox lyrura

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Rainbow-bearded Thornbill Lyre-tailed Hummingbird
Nome científico Chalcostigma herrani Nesophlox lyrura
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Trochilidae Trochilidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 13,5 cm (5.3 in) 8,0 cm (3.1 in)
Peso 6,183333333333334 g (0.22 oz) 2,425 g (0.09 oz)
Dieta Nectarivore of Colombian and Venezuelan montane scrub; visits diverse small flowers. Supplements with small insects. Nectarivore probing tubular flowers in humid forest. Supplements nectar diet with small insects and spiders …
Tamanho da postura 2 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill only

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Canto

Thin, reedy trill with wavering quality; soft rapid notes with gentle tremolo effect, given from dense cover.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Canto

Sharp, emphatic chip note with metallic quality; single clean staccato sound repeated at measured intervals.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Found in high Andean páramo and shrubby forest edge from Colombia south to Ecuador and Peru. 2,600–4,400 m.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Endemic to Jamaica. Resident in forests and gardens across the island from lowlands to highlands.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Least Concern

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Plumagem

Snowcap: males with brilliant iridescent blue-violet gorget; snow-white crown; metallic green above; females green above; spotted below

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

Plumagem

Mexican Woodnymph: males with glittering violet gorget; metallic green above; white flanks; females green above; spotted white below

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About These Birds

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Espigueiro-de-Herran (Chalcostigma herrani), 9–10 cm. Macho com garganta gorget laranja-rubro brilhante, coroa e dorso verdes, cauda escura. Habita páramos e matorrales de altitude nos Andes do Equador e Colômbia, acima de 3.000 m. Alimenta-se de néctar de plantas de altitude e pequenos insetos.

Lyre-tailed Hummingbird

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to Jamaica. Males have a deeply forked, lyre-shaped tail. Green plumage. Nectarivore of forest and garden flowers. Recently split from Bahama Woodstar. A Jamaican near-endemic.

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